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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
If bookstores are closing, it's not because of libraries. Libraries and bookstores have coexisted happily for ages. He thinks that compulsory education removes the need for libraries. Libraries and schools have never been an either-or proposition, but are complement each other. If taxpayers don't want to fund libraries, they can vote to shut them down. He says "I'm not attacking libraries, I'm attacking the concept behind libraries, which is no longer relevant." How can he do that without attacking libraries?
The books aren't "free", the library paid for them. The books wear out, and the library buys some more. If I have a print copy of a book, I can loan it out until it falls apart. A library can do the same. He's not likely to sway many people to his position.
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I don't agree with him that libraries are no longer relevant. My local library is busy most of the time. I myself used it quite a bit as a child both for school and as a place to go when my home life became chaotic( it was within walking distance).
What about people who are struggling financially? There are plenty in our society. They should be deprived of reading because some author thinks he needs more money? Boo hoo. What a jerk.
I would not want to live in a society that think libraries aren't important or needed. Authors are a dime a dozen.
